After naming the children, it was almost lunchtime, this was the first time to eat with the children, Ling'er sat on the ground in the yard with everyone, the food was placed in the middle, what to eat was to get up and get it, but be careful not to step on the children.

Tang Jiu was still sitting beside Ling'er and asked, "Boss, aren't you in Cangzhou?" How did you get here? ”

"It's a long story, don't mention it, but you, how did you get here? By the way, tell me, what happened to you when you separated ten years ago? ”

At the mention of this, Tang Jiu's face was a little ugly, he lowered his eyes and was silent for a long time, and said in a low voice: "At that time, everyone was separated, I was in a hurry, looking for everyone everywhere, but halfway through, I didn't know who covered my mouth and nose from behind and fainted."

When I woke up, I was already in a black cage, the cage was still shaking, I was so scared that I yelled, and the cage was gone.

Then it suddenly lit up, and several men yelled at me fiercely, telling me to be honest, and if I shouted again, I would kill me, I was so scared that I didn't dare to scream again, and then I found that there were seven or eight children about the same size as me in the cage, and Jiang Qi was among them. ”

"Jiang Qi?!" Ling'er thought about it, it seemed to be a very honest and honest child," you continued. ”

"The men, seeing that I was being honest, tore off the black cloth and covered it, and the cage began to shake again, and I knew that the carriage was moving.

I touched Jiang Qi's side and asked him what was going on? He said that he was also arrested by this group of men, and this group of men is a human trafficker, who specializes in arresting women and children to sell, and we will be sent to Liangzhou to be sold.

We were kept in a cage for half a month. In the middle of the way, sometimes some children were taken off the bus, and some children were brought on the bus, and several batches were changed one by one.

Jiang Qi and I were also taken off the carriage to be selected. But I didn't get selected several times, and people either thought we didn't look good or we didn't think we were smart enough to look at people's eyes.

Once, I heard those men complain, saying that Jiang Qi and I couldn't sell it, and they had to spend money to feed us all the way over, so it was too much of a loss, so it was better to knock out the two of us and bury them alive.

I trembled with horror. Come back and discuss with Jiang Qi secretly, and when the cage is opened next time, we will find a chance to escape when we take someone out to choose. Otherwise, there is only a dead end to stay. ”

Speaking of this, Tang Jiu stopped, took a bite of the chicken leg fiercely, and stared at the ground with a grim gaze, as if it was his enemy. Even if he didn't say Ling'er, he could imagine how scared and helpless they were at the beginning! I also blamed myself for failing to protect them in the first place. Ling'er blamed herself deeply.

After a while. Tang Jiu continued: "On that day, it was finally time for those thieves to take the children to choose, and we took advantage of the fact that they had just left and only one person was guarding the carriage, so we picked the lock and jumped out of the carriage and escaped.

We ran all the way, and when we saw someone, we called for help, but no one helped us. We even ran to the county government and knelt at the door of the county government to beg the officials to save us. But they blasted us out, just in time to be caught by the thieves who were chasing us.

The thieves were very angry, took us back and tied us up and whipped us so hard that we almost passed out. When I woke up again, I couldn't move my body and something had fallen on my head.

I opened my eyes and found that we were in a dirt pit, with ropes still tied to our bodies, and the lower half of our bodies had been buried in the dirt, and the thieves were still filling the pit.

I was so frightened that I yelled, Jiang Qi also woke up, and also started yelling, the more we shouted at those thieves, the happier we became, laughing while deliberately smashing clods of earth on our heads, until we were buried with only our heads outside.

The thief asked, do we know why we were buried? Because we are useless, we can't sell money and love to make trouble, and they don't raise useless people, so they would rather bury us alive than let us out to make trouble.

I was terrified, but I didn't want to die, and I didn't know where I got the courage to shout: I am useful, I can pickpocket, I will steal money.

The men discussed a few words, dug me up in half, untied my hand, and asked me to steal their money bags in front of them, so I deliberately kowtowed to them and begged for mercy, and stole the money bag from the thief when he leaned over and beat me.

Several men believed me, released me, and told me to do a good job. But Jiang Qi was still buried, I knelt down and kowtowed to them, begging them to release Jiang Qi too, as long as he was released, I was willing to work for them for the rest of my life. ”

Speaking of this, Tang Jiu stopped again, and Ling'er looked at him nervously: "Tang Jiu, did they let Jiang Qi go?" ”

Tang Jiu nodded, and Ling'er's heart tightened: "You...... Are you still working for them? ”

Tang Jiu paused for a moment and nodded, Ling'er gasped, I see, it turns out that he has suffered so much, and he has been stealing for ten years just to save Jiang Qi, damn it, why didn't I come earlier.

Tears appeared in Ling'er's eyes, her heart tightened, hugged Tang Jiu, and pressed his head her chest, this stupid child! How has he spent all these years? Silly boy, really stupid!

Ling'er's tears fell on Tang Jiu's face, and he didn't move, he didn't move, he looked up at Ling'er who was crying. Ling'er gently stroked his head: "Good boy, I will protect you well in the future, don't be afraid!" ”

Tang Jiu's heart was shocked, she - cry for me, she - still want to protect me, lived for more than ten years, no one has ever cried for me, no one has ever said to protect me, and has never hugged me like this, it is so warm, just like a mother's embrace, Tang Jiu silently closed his eyes.

The children who were eating all stopped and looked at the two in amazement. Shanyan leaned over, turned his eyes around the two of them, and whispered: "Boss, you won't like our ninth brother, right?" You're both men! ”

Ling'er was stunned for a moment, let go of Tang Jiu, and laughed dryly: "No, I... I help him look for lice. ”

Shanyan rolled his eyes and leaned his head over: "Boss, I also have lice, help me take a look!" ”

"I have it too, I have it too!" The other children scrambled to put their heads over, Ling'er couldn't cry or laugh, and stood up: "Let your ninth brother help you see it!" ”

Tang Jiu's eyes glared with a dark face, and the children immediately coaxed, and went back to eat by themselves with their necks bent, but they all peeked at Tang Jiu and Ling'er curiously.

Tang Jiu's cheeks were a little red, and he didn't dare to look at Ling'er when he lowered his head, Ling'er smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "It's not a big deal, Tang Jiu, I've always regarded you as a younger brother, and you also treat me as a sister!" Good no good? ”

Tang Jiu glanced up at Ling'er, and saw that her eyes were clear and open, and there was kindness in them, and he nodded unconsciously: "Okay!" (To be continued......)